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Power Rangers Dino Charge 5" Graphite Ranger Gallery
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08-14-2015, 03:50 PM
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It's time to unleash the power of the
Graphite Ranger
! One of the highly anticipated figures to be released in the
Power Rangers Dino Charge
5" line of action figures, the
Graphite Ranger
is a rarity - not only is it currently short-packed (and not listed in the next wave of figures to be released with the villains), but the figure saw very limited release in Japan during
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
, as only a soft vinyl figure was made. Thus, this figure is very high on many fans' want list.
So let's break down in to the review right away shall we?
The Figure
The figure uses the standard
Bandai America
figure base that we've seen since
Power Rangers Megaforce
- there's obviously some molding differences from previous figures but the overall concept is exactly the same as it has been for the last two years.
What really astonishes me in this figure is the detail on the head sculpt as well as the dinosaur patch on the chest. They look incredible! Painted very nicely and molded perfectly. I have no complaints when it comes to those - aside from the usual "the back of the figure isn't painted" complaint, but anymore that's standard fare for
Bandai America
.
The downside I have for this figure is the fact that it is harder than you might think to get him to stand. The knee joints on my figure came looser than I expected, and having him try to strike a certain pose or two can result in a dino-disaster as the figure falls flat on his face or flat on his back. The feet don't seem to be even either - I don't know if I was just having user-error on it or if the boots are literally uneven, but it just wouldn't stand.
Aside from that - the figure is perfect.
The Accessories
The
Graphite Ranger
comes with both the
Dino Charge Morpher
as well as the
Dino Saber
. It lists that he also comes with the
Dino Comm
, but let's be realistic - the thing is molded in to the body. I don't think that counts.
The accessories are a neon-yellow translucent plastic. While I'm not necessarily a fan of neon-yellow, I am a sucker for translucent plastic, and these look beautiful. They are soft-plastic so they will eventually bend thanks to the power of the elements, but they look nice and they don't distract from the figure too much.
It's kind of a pain to get him to hold the accessories - his hands are molded with barely-open fists, meaning you really have to pry those fingers apart to get the
Dino Charge Morpher
and the
Dino Saber
in there.
Overall, no real complaints on the accessories.
The Good
Beautiful figure. Excellent job
Bandai America
!
Love the head sculpt
The Bad
Nit-picky but I wish they'd paint the back of the figures
Graphite Ranger don't need no stinkin guns or swords ... so much so that it's hard to get him to even be able to hold them!
1 per case of 12? Good luck.
Overall
I absolutely love this figure. He's simple (doesn't have as much flare with him as his
Gold Ranger
case-partner) but still fun. The paint job (on the front) is fantastic, and it's fun to pose him in various "HEAD SMASH" ways. If you're a fan of
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
I recommend grabbing this guy to stand behind your
S.H. Figuarts
collection of the main six ... he's a definite plus to any collection. Buyer beware - he's short-packed in his case, and I've seen him go as high as $80 on the after market. I bought a full case from
Entertainment Earth
(I needed all the figures in it anyways) so that's always an alternative if you're not having any luck.
Happy toy hunting!
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